You cannot expect the common individual to understand our history when we do not teach them. To be honest every holiday and event we celebrate by
consumerism and commercialism. No wonder people see memorial day, labor day, etc as events to BBQ and not reflect the sacrifices of people.

I say if anyone would like to celebrate learn our history. Don't just party and be lazy.

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

It's about the real America that forms our nation and people. It's not about political speeches or the few thousand out of hundreds of millions
that form the Political and Scumbaggery class of our land. It's about those hundreds of millions who have spirit and character and drive to do and
see better.

It's not likely in any way representative of the US population as a whole. Is it ....?

Well i gove you that. Then again he found 10people, probably on the same day.

I grew up far away from the US, english is my third language, never set foot on US soil but i still would have known the correct answer to the
questions what, when and who from.

I hope if you ask all americans the results would get a bit better, but still if i watch fox news, i believe the numbers of people who have no clue
are massive.
And all these folks have the right to vote...

As everyone in Britain knows, the 4th of July celebrates the day when the civilised world told the religious nutters who'd prevously sailed off to
the 'new world' that frankly we'd had enough of them trying to make tea using cold seawater, so henceforth they were on their own .......

I have no problems believing that. Most Americans are uneducated, ignorant, and blissfully unaware of anything except the latest celebrity scandal.
Its rarely taught anymore in school in a correct manner. I was shocked at my daughters lack of knowledge after her graduation, and even the teaching
in her school. A huge, get them in get them out mentality.

Originally posted by AndyMayhew
Not watched the videa, but I'm guessing it's been edited - so if they asked 1,000 people and 10 gave daft or ignorant answers, we see those 10 and not
the others?

It's not likely in any way representative of the US population as a whole. Is it ....?

Exactly! What fun would it be if they showed a video with intelligent people answering a simple question correctly?

It's like the gallup poll when they say most of the population feels a certain way. It's generally nonsense because they typically poll maybe a
thousand people or even fewer. When there are 100 million adults in America the opinion of 1,000 or so is hardly a fair assessment of how the average
person feels.

There are a number of recognition days that cause small cracks in our national observances...

Memorial Day - Here we recognize those who died defending liberty and this nation. Some people prefer solemn behavior, others enjoy outings and cook
outs. My preference is to exercise those rights they died for... I can think of no better way to honor the sacrifice.

As for July 4th? Independence Day? How do we recognize those Founding fathers who fought for that independence? How do we celebrate being the nation
that we are? Well, as we are all individuals and there is no law that says we cannot think as independently as those founding fathers... it all comes
down to personal opinion.

There was a well known American writer from Missouri who once said that American politics was more like a tavern brawl than a gathering of learned
statesmen.

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